DeskWalk
Yusuke Shimizu, Ayumi Ohnishi, Tsutomu Terada, Masahiko Tsukamoto · 2020
We propose DeskWalk, which is an exercise system that replaces key inputs with body movements. Prolonged sitting significantly compromises health. Previous studies have shown that walking and standing during sedentary work can reduce the negative effects of prolonged sitting. However, these movements interrupt the work of the user. DeskWalk allows a user to exercise during his/her work. It recognizes the body movements using stretch sensors attached to the lower limbs and replaces them with preassigned key inputs. In preliminary experiments, we determined three target movements that involved muscle activities equivalent to walking. The average F-value of the motion recognition rate was 0.99. We implemented a system to measure steps using a smartphone and to perform exercises similar to the walking motion with DeskWalk.